Buckhorn Children's Center Records 1874-1980.

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Buckhorn Children's Center Records 1874-1980.

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This collection consists of photographs and microfilmed records that document the establishment and operation of Buckhorn Children's Center and its predecessor institutions, Witherspoon College, and Presbyterian Child Welfare Agency, located in Perry County, Ky.

8 rolls microfilm, 25 boxes of photographs.

Berea College, Hutchins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7626716

Berea College, Hutchins Library

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Presbyterian Child Welfare Agency (Buckhorn, Ky.)

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E.O. Robinson Mountain Fund.

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Murdoch, Harvey Short, 1871-1935.

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Buckhorn Children's Center (Buckhorn, Ky.)

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Buckhorn was founded as a Christian school in 1902 by Presbyterian minister, Harvey Murdoch to serve the isolated residents of Perry and adjacent counties. By 1935 the school program included grades one through twelve for over 200 resident boys and girls. Besides dormitories and classrooms, there was a gym, farm, dairy herd, and the only hospital in a 100 miles radius. During the 1950's, Buckhorn's focus shifted from education to care for dependent children, with the establishment of the Presbyt...

Gabbard, Elmer.

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